Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Elections department prints wrong date on Spanish documents … AGAIN

Campbell: ‘If just one person shows up to vote on the wrong day, that is the
elections department’s fault’

STATE CAPITOL, PHOENIX – For the second time this month, the Maricopa
County Elections Department is facing criticism for distributing more documents
with the wrong election date printed in Spanish.

According
to a recent news
report, the elections department was circulating bookmarks with the correct
election date printed in English on one side. The date was listed incorrectly
in Spanish on the opposite side of the bookmarks.

After
this incident, House Minority Leader Chad Campbell,
D-Phoenix (District 14), said elections department officials should review all
election materials to ensure that nothing else has the wrong election date
listed. He added that the department should be making additional efforts to
ensure that the people who rely on the Spanish translation know that Nov. 6 is
Election Day.

“This is
the second time in as many weeks that we have seen election documents with errors
in the Spanish translations. This cannot continue. A complete and immediate
review of all election materials is absolutely necessary,” Campbell said. “The election is just a few days
away, and errors like this could have serious repercussions. If just one person
shows up to vote on the wrong day, that is the elections department’s fault and
there is no way to fix that. The Maricopa County Elections Department needs to
take steps now to ensure that does not happen.”

Earlier
this month, the Maricopa County Elections Department garnered national media
attention for printing the wrong election date on some Spanish documents
attached to voter registration cards.

“There is
no excuse for this,” Campbell
said. “We must protect the integrity of the voting process.”